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201. Renal-Function Executive (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2014 - However, it is unknown whether measuring troponins improves risk prediction when compared with (or … 1.1 What are the operating characteristics of a troponin elevation (compared with no elevation) in … 1.5 Among studies that directly compared troponin testing in patients with CKD versus patients with … One study directly compared troponin T and I. … Only one study compared discrimination against a model of clinical factors.

202. Systematic Review on Acute Treatments for Episodic Migraine: Surveillance Report 1 (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2022 - Metoclopramide No study in the original report compared these interventions, but in general, compared … MAGraine: magnesium compared to conventional therapy for treatment of migraines. … MAGraine: magnesium compared to conventional therapy for treatment of migraines. … ACHIEVE II trial: Ubrogepant compared to placebo for migraine attacks. [German]. … MAGraine: magnesium compared to conventional therapy for treatment of migraines.

203. Disposition of Comments for Screening for Glaucoma: Comparative Effectiveness (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - Outcomes would be assessed and compared among those who were identified via a screening based program … Outcomes would be assessed and compared among those who were identified via a screening based program … Quality of life and other patient reported outcomes would be assessed and compared among those who … Outcomes would be assessed and compared among those who were identified via a screening based program … The draft report did not discuss studies that examined identifying early disease compared with late

204. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 266_Cervical Degenerative Disease Treatment: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2023 - The largest number of studies evaluated the effectiveness of cervical arthroplasty compared with ACDF … with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy or myelopathy at one or two levels (the Key Question that compared … ACDF than posterior cervical disc fusion, and a lower risk for any complication with laminoplasty compared

205. Management of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Youth: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2025 - • The uncertainty about the effectiveness of most interventions compared with group or supportive … end of 6 months, but there were no significant differences on suicidal outcomes at 6 to 12 months, compared … 65% were female) found lower but not statistically significant different rates of suicidal events compared … suggested a reduction in suicide, insufficient SOE precluded a conclusion about its effectiveness compared … One comparative observational study30 found that compared with controls, adolescents who received expedited

206. Single-arm studies in comparative effectiveness reviews (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2013 - collected the following information for each report: title, year of publication, types of interventions compared … in factors other than the intervention of interest across the time periods single group of patients compared … As an example, a time-series study based on employment records merged with prescription records compared … must be assumed that the intervention of interest presents the only change across the time periods compared … though the two arm studies required a 2–4 fold increased sample size). 24 A third simulation study compared

207. Evidence Summary for Treatments for Acute Pain: A Systematic Review (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cer-240-acute-pain-evidence-summary.pdf
     December 01, 2020 - Exercise might be associated with similar effects compared with usual care and probably associated with … similar effects compared with bed rest at 1 week to 52 weeks, but might be associated with fewer sick … days compared with bed rest at 3 and 12 weeks. … associated with moderate to large decreases in pain at 1 day to < 1 week and with small effects at 4 weeks compared

208. Disposition of Comments for Treatment Strategies for Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2013 - Surgery is compared only to endovascular intervention but no data regarding the treatment effect of … They have compared antiplatelet medications, exercise therapy, and endovascular therapy individually … The significance (p-values) for the mortality point estimate for cilostazol compared to other therapies … As the reviewer notes, this CER included studies that compared treatments with usual care or with each … Additionally, while cilostazol did not significantly improve walking distance when compared with other

209. Ear-Infection Executive (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2013 - TT improved hearing through 9 months after surgery compared with watchful waiting (3–6 months: 8.8 … There was insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of adenoidectomy compared with other … Tympanostomy Tubes Versus Watchful Waiting/Myringotomy We reviewed nine studies that compared side … Compared with watchful waiting, TT decreased the number of children with MEE at 1 year after surgery … (high strength of evidence); compared with myringotomy, TT decreased time with effusion at 1-year

210. Glaucoma-Screening Executive (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2012 - KQ1a: Does a screening-based program for open-angle glaucoma lead to less visual impairment when compared … Tests of optic nerve structure, optic nerve function, and IOP were included and compared with other … Medeiros et al. (2004) compared RNFL photography with the GDx with VCC in 42 participants with OAG, … Bagga et al. (2006) compared the ability of various tests of structure and function to discriminate … There was one included study in which the investigators compared SAP with optic disc photography.

211. Alcohol-Misuse Executive (pdf file)
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     April 28, 2010 - For Key Questions 1 and 3, we searched for studies that assigned patients to screening compared with … All five compared different types/intensities of interventions. … The country in which studies were conducted (United States compared with non-United States) did not … Compared with the results of studies that enrolled few or no subjects with alcohol dependence, our … Two prenatal alcohol use screening instruments compared with a physiologic measure.

212. CER 222: Evidence Summary: Achieving Health Equity in Preventive Services (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2020 - Most technology interventions did not increase screening rates or smoking quit rates compared with … A trial of smoking cessation counseling using telemedicine compared with telephone calls showed an … Studies generally compared enhanced interventions with usual care or alternative methods, and measured … Four studies of patient navigation showed increased screening and diagnostic resolution compared with … Most technology interventions did not increase screening rates or smoking quit rates compared with

213. Disposition of Comments CER 214 Stroke Prevention in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation (pdf file)
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     October 30, 2019 - Efficacy and safety of dabigatran compared to warfarin in patients with paroxysmal, persistent, and … We have clarified the groups being compared. 81. … We have clarified what is being compared. 82. … Also, at lines 42-43, what is the “data” that is not directly compared? … If rates cannot be compared and estimated, then what is the clinical utility?

214. Outcomes in COPD patients treated with theophylline (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2009 - Mortality was compared using Cox proportional hazards models and other outcomes were compared using … Conclusion: Compared to similar regimens, patients in regimens that included theophylline had slightly … For example, the ICS+LABA group was compared to the ICS+LABA+THEO group. … We compared levels by dose of theophylline and medication regimen. … Among patients with a theophylline level, we compared risk of mortality in those with high levels to

215. Outcomes in COPD patients treated with theophylline (pdf file)
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     December 01, 2009 - Mortality was compared using Cox proportional hazards models and other outcomes were compared using … Conclusion: Compared to similar regimens, patients in regimens that included theophylline had slightly … For example, the ICS+LABA group was compared to the ICS+LABA+THEO group. … We compared levels by dose of theophylline and medication regimen. … Among patients with a theophylline level, we compared risk of mortality in those with high levels to

216. Disposition of Comments_Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 248: Prehabilitation and Rehabilitation for Major Joint Replacement (pdf file)
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     November 03, 2021 - because most studies compared one active form of rehabilitation to another. … because it is more challenging to identify a significant benefit when two active forms of treatment are compared

217. PULMONARY with "Discussions" in Exec Summary (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2015 - Patients given pirfenidone were also more likely to have no decline in lung function compared with … The most common adverse reactions occurring in patients treated with pirfenidone compared with placebo … The most common adverse reactions occurring in patients treated with nintedanib compared with placebo … in percent predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) of 4.0% and 2.6%, respectively, compared … INPULSIS-2, a significant benefit was observed with nintedanib compared with placebo (HR, 0.38; 95%

218. Kidney-Stone-Prevention Executive (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2013 - By comparison, two trials that compared a high-fiber diet56 or a multicomponent diet including high … No trials compared diet treatment with pharmacological treatment. … Few trials directly compared active pharmacological treatments. … No trials directly compared thiazide versus citrate, thiazide versus allopurinol, or citrate versus … Many RCTs reported results of followup biochemistry measures, but none reported and compared between

219. Supplemental Project To Assess the Transparency of Reporting Requirements for Studies Evaluating the Effectiveness of Treatment Options for Symptoms of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2018 - We compared conclusions and SOE grade with and without ClinicalTrials.gov records for pain and quality … We compared 25 ClinicalTrials.gov records with 25 matched publications. … Therefore, we compared 25 ClinicalTrials.gov records with 25 publications. … One study compared carbamazepine with venlafaxine65 and the others compared pregabalin with duloxetine … Two studies compared pregabalin with amitriptyline,31, 66 one compared gabapentin with amitriptyline

220. Retention Strategies for Medications for Addiction Treatment in Adults With Opioid Use Disorder: A Rapid Evidence Review (pdf file)
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     August 01, 2020 - There were conflicting results with XR-naltrexone injection compared with daily buprenorphine. … There were conflicting results with XR-naltrexone injection compared with daily buprenorphine. … Regardless of formulation, retention outcomes were greater in contingency participants compared with … Two studies compared XR and daily buprenorphine formulations, though neither assessed retention as a … Naltrexone implants compared to methadone: outcomes six months after prison release.